BHUSHAN KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-24278-2026 -1- 130 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-24278-2026 Date of Decision: 13.05.2026 Bhushan Kumar ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Jagraj Singh Khiva, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the present petition is for quashing of the impugned order dated 22.12.2023 (Annexure P-5) passed by learned SDJM, Rajpura in a case FIR No.328 dated 26.12.2017, under Section 61 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914, registered at Police Station City Rajpura, District Patiala, vide which the petitioner has been declared proclaimed offender. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is submitted that the petitioner was regularly appearing before the trial Court, however, he was informed about his counsel that his case has been disposed of by the Court and he need not to attend the case any further. Thus, thereafter, the petitioner did not appear before the trial Court and on 22.12.2023, learned trial Court declared the petitioner proclaimed offender in blatant violation of the